From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... hire.'
12&12 p.137,
Tradition Two
In fact, it came right out of the Bible -- a voice kept saying to me, 'The laborer is worthy of his
hire.'
2.
... hire.
12&12 p.171,
Tradition Eight
Our Twelfth Step is never to be paid for, but those who labor in service for us are worthy of
their hire.
3.
... hire.
12&12 p.191,
Tradition Eight (Long)
4.
... hire.
BB p.564(566),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
5.
... hire a
bodyguard if he expected to ...
BB p.26,
There Is A Solution
In the doctor's judgment
he was utterly hopeless; he could never regain his position in society and he would have to place himself under lock and key or hire a bodyguard if he expected
to live long.
6.
... hire A.A.
staff members.
12&12 p.168,
Tradition Eight
7.
... hire halls,
make hospital arrangements, and entreat ...
12&12 p.133,
Tradition Two
The founder and his friends channel spirituality to newcomers, hire halls, make hospital arrangements, and entreat their wives to brew gallons of coffee.
8.
... hire service
workers nor could any A.A. ...
12&12 p.167,
Tradition Eight
But when we had declared that our Fellowship couldn't hire service workers nor could any A.A. member carry our knowledge into other fields, we were taking the counsel of fear, fear which today has been largely dispelled in the light of
experience.
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